Urethritis
Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) can have a number of possible causes, such as an infection, irritation or damage to the urethra.
There are also many cases where no cause is found this is sometimes known as non-specific urethritis (NSU).
If urethritis is caused by Gonorrhoea ,it is known as gonococcal urethritis.
NGU can also be caused by other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) , such as chlamydia . Chlamydia is spread during unprotected sex (sex without a condom), including anal and oral sex.
Urethritis is more common among people who are at risk of STIs. This includes people who:
A number of other infections can cause NGU. These are caused by other bacteria that usually live harmlessly in the throat, mouth or rectum.
These bacteria can cause NGU if they get into the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. This canoccur during oral or anal sex.
Infections that can cause NGU include:
It's possible for NGU to have a non-infectious cause. This is when something else leads to the urethra becoming inflamed.
Non-infectious causes of NGU include:
Read about urethritis, non-gonococcal urethritis and non-specific urethritis. Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra and is usually caused by an infection.
Read about symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). NGU can cause different symptoms in men and women, and may even not cause any symptoms at all.
Read about the causes of non-gonococcal urethritis and non-specific urethritis (NSU).
Read about treating non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU). NGU is usually treated with a short course of antibiotics to kill the bacteria that caused the infection